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Has anyone used the Early Ford Kit? Im getting ready to do mine and wondering if there are any other/better options or if this is the way to go. Also, back to Chris' question about the special tools, any insight on this? Thank for the help, Mike

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Once you get it apart you'll see there is not much to it. I would take it apart first before you go ordering a rebuild kit or parts for it. My car only had 46k miles on it when I went though the box so it didn't need much. It had some play in the wheel and it was leaking that why I pulled it apart. At the very least you will need the two bearings and races, gasket set, and sector shaft seal. I would also suggest getting the shim kit also, which is just a bunch thin paper gaskets. The shims will be used to get the preload on the bearings which are on the steering shaft. This will not take the back and forth play out the the steering wheel. To tighten the play up in the wheel you turn the plate on the bottom of the box, that tightens up the back lash between the two gears.